Now, eight hours duty for RPF

(This story was first published in Maharashtra Times on July 24, 2019)

Mumbai: The Railway Protection Force finally get a breather from a hectic schedule as their wait for an eight hour-shift comes to an end next month.

From August 1, the police personnel at railway stations will have fixed duty hours, against the existing 12 to 14 hours.

Often, the personnel end up working for several hours due to security purpose or while investigating crimes.

On January 1, 2018, then Mumbai Police Commissioner Datta Padsalgikar had taken the decision to ensure that the duty hours for police personnel are only eight hours-long. Following this, the RPF had also demanded the same schedule.

Railway Police Commissioner Ravindra Sengaonkar said that the schedule will be first implemented for on-field officers and workers and after that, it will be implemented for remaining personnel.